2010+Assessment+Policy

Assessment is the ongoing process of gathering, analysing and reflecting on evidence to make informed and consistent judgements to improve future student learning.
 * Assessment Definition **

** Rationale: ** Accurate and comprehensive assessment of school and student performance aids in establishing open communication, guides student learning, assists in establishing future direction, and helps to identify areas of exemplary performance, as well as those in need of support and assistance.

** Aims: **  o For teachers to gather, analyse and reflect upon evidence to make informed and consistent judgements to improve future student learning  o For students to reflect upon and monitor their progress to inform their future learning goals  o For students to be able to demonstrate what they have learned and for them to see the results of their learning via annual student digital portfolios  o For students, teachers and parents to be involved in the development and ongoing maintenance of student personalised learning plans.

** Implementation: **  · Schools are responsible for accurately assessing individual student achievement, as well as whole school performance across all curriculum areas. · Assessment FOR learning occurs when teachers use inferences about student progress to inform their teaching. · Assessment OF learning occurs when teachers use evidence of student learning to make judgements on student achievement against goals and standards. · Assessment AS learning occurs when students reflect upon and monitor their future learning goals. · Teachers will include a variety of assessment strategies in teaching programs to provide multiple sources of information about student achievement as outlined in the Ascot Vale PS Assessment Schedule. (Appendix 1.) · Teachers will develop a manageable system of keeping records. · Teachers and students will use assessment rubrics to assist them to make consistent judgements about learning achievement.  · Our school will progressively develop personalised learning improvement plans for all students in consultation with students, parents and where appropriate, with others with specific expertise.  · Teacher assessments and student self-assessments will be used to help students set goals for their personal learning plans.  · The school will assess the achievements of students with disabilities and impairments in the context of the VELS. Program support groups will help develop individual student profiles containing learning goals in key learning areas for each student. Progress towards learning goals will be assessed and reported to the program support group.  · Students for whom English is a second language will have their progress in English assessed in relation to the stages of the ESL Companion to the English VELS.  · The school will provide all required performance data to DEECD and the community by means of the School Council’s annual report.


 * Information from the DEECD re. Assessment guidelines can be found at: [] **